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 Welcome! When wintry weather is topmost in our minds, it's nice to recall warmer and sunnier days. Here's a photo I took at the Cancer, Culture, and Literacy Conference in Clearwater Beach FL last spring. As always, thanks for your ongoing health literacy interest and advocacy. Here's "What's New" in Health Literacy Consulting. |
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Health Literacy Out Loud (HLOL). These audio podcasts are a way to listen in on my conversations with those in-the-know about health literacy. Here are the latest HLOL podcasts: HLOL #52: Reach Out and Read: Encouraging Literacy and Health Literacy from Childhood On. It was my great pleasure to interview Dr. Perri Klass who is the National Medical Director of Reach Out and Read. In this podcast, we discuss: - How this program encourages early literacy and reading aloud.
- Why it is important to address literacy in well-child pediatric visits.
- The intersection of literacy, learning, and health from childhood on.
HLOL #51: Using Comparative Performance Data to Improve Healthcare Quality. Barbra Rabson is the executive director of Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP). In this podcast, she talks about:
- How comparative performance data helps providers and consumers.
- "Expect the Best," a consumer campaign focused on healthcare quality.
- Strategies and tips for climbing the "mountain of mutual understanding."
HLOL #50: Communicating about Health with Older Adults. In this podcast, Dr. Carolyn Speros discusses:
- Special learning needs of older adults due to cognitive, psychological, and physical changes associated with aging.
- Strategies to communicate effectively, even when there is limited time.
- Respectful ways to assess and confirm that information is understood.
From time to time, I provide written transcripts for HLOL podcasts. Here are two new transcripts:
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| | Health Literacy Challenges & Suggestions. When new subscribers sign up for this e-newsletter, I ask about their health literacy challenges. In this month's "How-To Tip" I highlight two challenges: 1) numeracy skills, and 2) discharge instructions. I also offer suggestions about strategies to start solving them. What are YOUR health literacy challenges? |
Health Literacy News
| There are many, many health literacy conferences coming up. Here are two that I am honored to be a part of:
Hope to see you there!
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~ Helen Osborne |
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